The Necromancer’s Lair

A Group Quest by: Dewayne Agin

any years ago, while fighting a horde of Skeletons, you came across a map detailing an underground lair - the name 'Shantil' written across the top. Neither the name nor the dungeon was familiar to you, but you have kept the map ever since. At times you thought about getting rid of it, but the room marked 'treasure' has always sparked your interest. During your wanderings in the service of the Emperor, you asked the people that you met if they knew of this hidden lair. You showed portions of the map to some, asked about ‘Shantil' to others. Always the response had been negative.

Today, while sitting at the local inn of a small village, you mention the name of 'Shantil' to the barkeep. Expecting the usual negative response, you are quite surprised when he begins sputtering and making signs to ward off evil. He refuses to talk about the name and threatens to throw you out of his inn should you continue to bring up the subject.

Intrigued by his reaction, you sit down at a corner table and discuss among your companions what your next step should be. Your talk is soon interrupted by an elderly man standing by your table. He looks around to make sure no one else at the inn is paying him any attention, and then says, "You want information on Shantil? I know plenty about him. I will tell you all you need to know."

You look at his shifty nature and disheveled appearance and know that he must be up to something…

"Why?" one of you asks.

"Gold," is his simple reply. "Ten gold coins and all my information will be yours."

You pay the man his money and motion for him to sit down.

"When I was younger," the man begins, "I occasionally did some work for a magician that lived about a day's journey from here. This magician was a powerful Necromancer, Shantil was his name. Most of the people here-abouts were afraid of him, but I carried supplies to him a couple of times a year and he always treated me alright. He had dug his home out of the rock in a hillside, in the middle of a forest..."

You interrupt his narrative to show him your map. "Is this his home?" you ask.

The man looks at the map, then responds, "Yah, that's it. Anyway, one day I was delivering supplies to him. I opened up the doorway, just like he showed me and drove the wagon into his home. Usually when I arrived, Shantil was there to greet me, like he knew somehow when I was there. That time, though - no one. I poked around a little, didn't really know what else to do and I wanted to get paid. Well, I had come to the stairs down to the lower level. Never had gone down there before and wasn't sure I wanted to now. Ain't too smart to get a Necromancer mad at you, if you know what I mean. Anyway, I had just decided that maybe I would call out to Shantil first, when up the stairs came the sound of a battle. Swords clashing, armour rattling, that sort of thing. Then came a roar like I had never heard before. Didn't sound like an animal and the evil contained in that roar nearly drove me mad. I didn't waste any more time in there. Ran back to my wagon and drove out. Closed the door behind me and have never been back since. You couldn't pay me enough to ever return, not after what I heard."

You talk to the man well into the night, getting directions to Shantil's home and the location of the secret switch to open the door. After he leaves, your group talk long about what you might encounter in the Necromancer's lair, but put the old man's fears down as superstition. The next morning you purchase supplies and make preparations to begin your hike to the location of the lair, eager to explore and discover the wealth contained within.

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[Game Master: Wait until one of the Heroes decides to pay the old man, and then be sure to deduct 10 Gold Coins from the player's inventory.]

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“You use the method of opening the secret door that opens, and you step into a long, narrow hall.”the old man from the village gave you. The door

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Wandering Monster in this Quest:

The bookshelf on the north side of the room is rigged with a This is the exit from the Quest.dart trap. If a Hero searches for treasure before the trap is disarmed, he will lose 1 Body Point. The northern bookshelf also contains the Spell Scroll: Sleep.

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This is the entrance to the Quest. broadly. 'Surprised to find me here, eh? Well, you shall know of my fate as you meet your doom, for your life energy shall

The cupboard has a poisonous gas trap in it. If a Hero searches help me defeat my nemesis, Braun Vog Baug. Many years ago, for treasure in this room before the trap is disarmed, each Hero I attempted to draw a great daemon from another realm into my in the room will lose 1 Body Point. Inside the cupboard is a service. I admit that my spell casting was off that day, for the Potion of Healing. This potion will restore either 2 Body Points daemon, one Braun Vog Baug, was not contained by my spells or 2 Mind Points. as thoroughly as I had hoped. While trapped in my casting

chambers, he was free to disobey my commands, even to the The bookshelf contains the Spell Scroll: Heal Body. point of attempting to kill me. Long did we battle, when finally,

my physical body weakened to the point of death, I cast one When a Hero enters this room, place Shantil in the location last spell. I was able to escape death, my body transformed into marked and read: a Liche. My fate and Braun Vog Baug's are interwoven, though. "A monster similar in form to a Zombie, yet with an intelligent Neither can escape this place until the other is dead. And so he look in its eyes, stands before you, chanting. As you enter the and I have fought these many years to gain control of the other. room, the creature looks up at you, startled, and stops chanting. Now I thank you for the life force you shall give me, for it will 'Fools!' it shouts, 'You dare disrupt the castings of Shantil?' You help me overcome my nemesis. Farewell, fools.' With that he are startled that the creature before you is the great waves his hand, and four Skeletons appear before you, ready to Necromancer Shantil. He sees your expression, and grins attack.”

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Shantil can cast the following spells: Drain Spirit, Drain Use Shantil's Escape spell wisely. Shantil should do as much Body (which he may cast twice), Summon Undead, damage to the Heroes as possible, and then cast the Escape Strengthen Undead and Escape. Shantil's stats are as follows: spell when he is down to one Body Point. When he casts

Escape, he is transported away. He will reappear in Quest 3. Do not let the Heroes kill Shantil here. If he gets down to 0 Body Points, you may want to give him a potion of Healing to

Shantil is a Fearsome Monster; anytime a Hero starts their turn give him a Body Point so that he can cast his Escape Spell. in the same room as Shantil, or enters a room with Shantil, they When Shantil finally casts his Escape spell, read: must make a 'Fear' roll at the start of their turn. The Hero rolls 1 Red Die and on a roll of 5 or 6, they have become afraid and “Shantil has a strange look in his eye; one of fear. He realises must move as far as possible from Shantil, even if it means that you are much stronger than he thought and now he has two leaving the room. The Hero may not make any attacks that powerful enemies to overcome. He casts a spell and as he turn, even against another monster, but may still defend. If a begins to disappear he shouts, 'I shall let Braun Vog Baug deal Hero enters a room with a Fearsome Monster during their with you. We shall see how strong you are then!' "movement turn, they must make a Fear roll immediately. The fear only lasts one turn, but the Hero must make a fear roll This is the exit from the Quest.every turn they are in the same room as a Fearsome Monster.

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Do NOT place Shantil in the room until Braun Vog Baug has been again attacks."destroyed. When the first Hero opens the door, read: "Inside the Shantil has the same stats as in the previous Quest, only this time, room you see a fearsome apparition that can only be Braun Vog he does not know the Escape Spell.Baug. He is battling with two Skeletons and quickly dispatches them." The Gargoyle icon marks the place of the demon, Braun The chest in the upper right hand corner of the room contains 1000 Vog Baug. He is able to cast the Chaos Spell: Firestorm two Gold Coins. The chest in the lower left corner contains 2 Artifacts separate times, instead of attacking. Braun Vog Baug also has a - Vest of Missile Protection and Blast Blade. The last chest, in the special regeneration ability. At the beginning of each of his turns, lower middle part of the room, contains 2 Artifacts - Necklace of Braun Vog Baun will regenerate 1 lost Body Point. His stats are as Glittering and Flame Fury. See the matching Artifact cards for follows: details.

After all the treasure has been found, read: “You have destroyed Shantil and discovered the secret treasure room. Long have you dreamed of this day; ever since you discovered the map you have

When Braun Vog Baug has been destroyed, read: "A sudden thought of the great riches that the room would contain. Whether shimmering fills the room and Shantil appears before you. 'Thank the treasure and Artifacts were worth the pain and sacrifice that you, my friends, for destroying Braun Vog Baug. You have my you went through to get them is questionable. You wearily exit heartfelt appreciation. I am afraid, though, that I still need your life Shantil's lair and begin hiking back to the village, knowing that a force to restore my body to its original form.' With that, he once mug of ale is waiting for you there.”

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